Fireplace



Feb. 2, ms. 1,571,741

G. F.A SMITH FIREPLACE Filed April 20, 1925 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTo/e 17BY e0/60e ffm/'2% ll- @/Mbu-w A TTORNEYS Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,741

G. F. SMITH FIREPLACE Filed April 2O 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /N VENTOR AlT T ORNE Y! Patented F eb. 2, 1926i.

GEORGE F. SMITH, 0F STURGIS, MICHIGAN.

FIREPLACE.

Application led April 20, 1925. Serial No. 24,471.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. SMITH, a citizen 0f the United States,residing at Sturgis, county of St. Joseph, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fireplaces, of which thefollowing is a specification. f

This invention relates to improvements in fireplaces.

The main object of. this invention is to provide an improved"fireplacewhich is very efficient and also Ione which is economical in structure..-f"

Objects pertaining to details and economies of construction andoperation of my invention will definitely appearl from the detaileddescription to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification. The invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of my inventionis clearly illustratedin the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, inwhich:

Fig. I is a front perspective view of a fireplace embodying the featuresof my invention, parts being broken away toshow structural details. Fig.II is a vertical central section on a line corresponding to line 2-2 ofFig. I.

Fig. III is a perspective view 'of the air delivery fine member.

Fig. IV isa perspective View of the smoke flue member.

Fig. V is a perspective Viewl of the combustion chamber wall member.

Fig. VI is a perspective View of the face plate with the damper mountedthereon, the damper being shown in lowered osition.

In the drawings similar re erence numerals indicate similar parts in allof the views.

Referring to the drawings, the fireplace comprises a rear wall 1 ofmasonry, side walls 2 and a top wall 3, the chimney or flue walls 4being extended above. The sides comprise the outer walls 5 and innerpartition walls 6 providing a cold air chamber 7. The partition wall. isconstructed with air distributing openings 9 therein.

The combustion chamber member 10 comprises the side walls 11 andthe-forwardly curved wall 12, there being a cross bar 13 at the frontedge of this rear 'wall and the are lai The partition walls 6 are spacedfrom the x side walls of the combustion chamber providlng a hot lairchamber, the air being directed by. the partition wall so that it iscirculated across the sides and top of the combustion chamber.

The fiat smoke flue member 15 is mounted above the combustion chambermember and constitutes a to for the hot air chamber 16. The rear end othis smoke flue is supported on the shoulder 17 on the rear wall l, thefront end of the bottom wall of this member 15 resting behind the crossbar 13 and providing a smoke flue inlet at 18. The top wall ofthe smokeflue member has an opening 19 registering with the chimney flue.

Thesmoke flue member 15 has laterally projecting flanges 20 which reston the top of the partitions 6. Above the smoke flue isa hot air fluemember 21 coacting with the smoke flue to forma hot air delivery flue22, the smoke' flue having a plurality of air flues 23 therethroughconnecting the flue 22 to the hot air chamber 16.

The face plate 24. has inwardly projecting lugs 25 resting upon thefront end of the smoke fiue member and has a grid 26 for the hot airdischarge flue. The face plate is retained in position by the hook 27which engages behind the flange 28 on the hot air flue member 21. Thedamper 29 for the inlet 18 is carried by the ears 30 on the lower end ofthe face plate. An adjusting chain 31 is dsposed through an opening 32in the face p ate.

The top 3 has a discharge flue or opening 33 therein with a grid 34 atthe top. The flue member 21 has an opening 35 registerwith this flue33.` t Vhen the damper 29 iscompletely closed it rests upon the bar 13.

lVith this structure and arrangement of parts the fireplace is quiteeconomical in structure and is highly efficient.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in a simple andpractical embodiment. I have not attempted to illustrate or describevarious adaptations which chambers at each side ofl the fireplace, the

outer side walls having air inlets opening to said chambers, the innerside walls having air distributing openings therethrough, the top havinga hot air delivery opening therein, a combustion chamber membercomprising side walls and a forwardly inclined back wall, a smoke fluemember disposed above the combustion chamber and having an inlet openingat ,the 'frontL of said combustion chamber back wall, said smoke flue,combustion chamber and inner wall coacting to provide'a hot air chamberat the sides and top of said combustion chamber, said 'smoke flue memberhaving a plurality of air iiues therethrou h opening tosaid hot airchamber, and a ot air fiue member disposed horizontally above said smokeflue member andl coacting therewith to provide a hot air de-y livery uedelivering at its front end, ythere being an opening in saidm air fiuemember registering with said delivery opening in p sald top.

2.' The combination in a replace comprising sides and a top, the sideshavi inner and outer walls spaced to rovide air inlet chambers at eachside of t e fireplace, the outer side walls having air inlets 'openingto said chambers, the inner side walls having air distributing openingstherethrough, a combustion chamber member comprising side walls and aforwardly inclined back Wall, a smoke flue memberdisposed above thecombustion chamber and having an inlet opening at the front of saidcombustion chamber back wall, said smoke flue, combustion chamber andinner wall coacting to provide a hot air chamber at the sides and top ofsaid combustion chamber, said smoke f'lue member having a plurality ofair fiues v therethrough opening to said hot air chamber, and a hot airflue member disposed horizontally above said smoke flue member and.coacting therewith to provide a hot air delivery fiue delivering at itsfront end.

3.y The lcombination in a replace vcomprising sides and a top, the sideshaving inner and outer walls arranged to provide air inlet chambers ateach side of the fireplace,`the top having a hot air delivery openingtherein, a combustion chamber wall member, an inlet smoke iue memberdisposed above the combustion chamber and having an inlet opening at thefront of said combustion chamber back wall, said smoke fiue, combuslenable those skilled in "the tion chamber and inner wall 'coacting toprovide a. hot air chamber at the-'sides and top vof* said combustionchamber,and a hot air luemember` disposed horizontally above said smokeflue' member and coacting therewith toA rovide alhotair delivery fluedelivering at its-frontend, there being an opening in said air fluemember registering with said delivery opening in said top. n

4. The combination in a fireplace comprising sides and a top, the sideshaving inner and outer walls arranged to provide air inlet chambersateach side of the fireplace, .a

combustion chamber wall member, an inlet smoke flue member disposedabove the combustion chamber and having an inlet opening at the front ofsaid com ustion chamber back wall, said smoke fiue, combustion chamberand inner wall coacting to provide a hot air chamber at the sides andtop of said combustion chamber, and a hot air fiue member disposedhorizontally above said smoke ilue member and coacting therewith toprovide a hot air delivery iue delivering at its front end.

5. The combination in a fireplace com rising chambered sides and atop,the sides aving cold air inlet openings therein and the top cold airdischarge openings, of a combustion chamber member comprising side wallsand a forwardly inclined back wall, the side walls of said combustionchamber member having vertical fianges in spaced relation to their frontedges engaging the fireplace walls, partition wallsarranged in said sidewall chambers in spaced relation to said combustion chamber side walls,said partition walls having air distributing openings therein, a smokeflue member having side fianges resting upon said partition walls, saidsmoke flue member having an inlet at the front edge of said combustionchamber member back Wall, said smoke flue member having a plurality ofair fines therethrough, a hot air flue member disposed upon said smokeflue member to embrace said air fiues thereof providing a hot airdischarge flue and having an opening communicating with `said dischargeopening in said fireplace top,

a face plate provided with a grid for said hot air discharge flue, saidface plate having an inwardly projecting ange resting on the smoke iue'and having a retaining member engagm said hot air discharge fluemember, an a damper for said smoke fiue inlet opening mounted on Itheinner side of said face plate.

6'. The'combination in a fireplace comprising chambered sides and a top,the sides having cold air inlet openings therein and the top cold airdischarge openings, of a combustion chamber member comprising side wallsand a forwardly inclined back wall, the side walls of said combustionchamber member having vertical fianges in spaced relation to theirifront edges engaging the fireplace walls, partition walls arranged insaid side wall chambers in spaced relation to said combustion chamberside walls, a smoke Hue. member having side Han es resting upon saidpartition walls, sai smoke Hue member having an inlet at the front edgeof said combustion chamber back wall, said smoke Hue member having alurality of air Hues therethrough, a hot air ue member disposed uponlsaid smoke Hue member to embrace said air Hues thereof providing a hotair discharge Hue, a face plate provided with a grid for said hot airdischarge Hue, l

ing flange rest-ing on the smoke Hue and having a retaining member.engaging said airV discharge Hue member, and a damper for said AsmokeHue inlet `opening mounted on the inner side of said face plate.

In `Witness whereof I have hereunto set mj hand.

GEORGE -F. SMITH.

